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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1943
Page
2
Franklin reports county commissioners awarded Keystone Construction Company of Mesdville a contract to install five new hydrants in Sugarencets, replacing obsolete units at a cost of 2880.40 dollars. Keystone was the sole bidder.
City and Vicinity reports legal action after a trespass filing near Powell Motors. War labor board wage increases affect about 11,000 workers at Bell Telephone in Erie County. Western New York Youth Hostels expand to 10 with two new sites near Red House Lake and Bliss. Ridgway honors Private Adler W. Coon with a Silver Star for bravery in Tunisia. Burglary sprees hit Meadville offices. total losses around 40 dollars. Community center movement endorsed in Franklin. Missing persons cases in Girard spark police searches. Local accidents include a bicycle-truck collision on East Lake Road injuring a rider.
July 28 Bradford reports Stat Sergeant Ernest L Harburg of this city has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by command of Major General Brereton for service with the United States Army Air Forces. He is likely the first Bradford lad to receive the honor and is expected to soon receive the oak leaf cluster as well.
Ridgway July 28 Donald Holquist son of J Emil Holquist of Williams Street was a member of the crew of the U S submarine Triton, reported presumably lost by the Navy Department last Thursday.
A hurricane along the Texas Gulf coast subsides with no reported deaths or serious injuries. Mayhem of wind and rain caused heavy damage but officials say the danger is easing as residents assess the aftermath.
Funeral services in memory of George Dane who died at Corry hospital were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Bracken-Keating funeral chapel with Rev. James C. Delman of the Baptist church officiating. Burial followed in East Branch cemetery. Attending from away were Mr and Mrs C L Helm D D Helm of Youngsville and Mrs Myrtle Bates Elton Bates and Mrs Clarence Smith Spartans burr. Granford county again missed a statewide air raid drill as a predawn test. a policeman failed to pass the signals to the yard.
Rev Re Re Merelrinsh, pastor, announced a college program from Wollaston Paris, Massachusetts will be held at the Essex Street Church tomorrow at 7 45 pm. Dr Albert F will accompany them and speak. Public invited.
Reports from multiple fronts describe Italy’s Axis status in question. British Prime Minister Churchill rejected conditional surrender terms while Turkish mediators explored peace talks. Germany moves mass troops near the Hungarian frontier and along northern Italian lines as Italian and Balkan events unfold. Milan experiences clashes, martial law, and police patrols as fascists and regular troops clash and Nazi garrisons retreat from sight.
Erie county Democratic turmoil mounts as leaders clash over chairmanship. Wagner faces opposition from Hinckley and others unhappy with Lechner’s city controller bid. Mrs. Ethel Davis, living with the Wagners, entered the contest after filing petition, while cash contributions fueling party rivalries remain disputed ahead of 1944 primaries.
David Dietz, science writer, opens a Chautauqua challenge week on Science and the War. He argues Allied victory in North Africa and Sicily rests on successful U S war production and a weaker German Italian resolve. He notes Italians and Germans will not fight to the last man, citing their North African retreat as proof.
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